Foxfinder
by Dawn King
by Dawn King


“You, Foxfinder, must be clean in body and mind. Always remember that the smallest fault in your character could become a crack into which the beast may insinuate himself, like water awaiting the freeze that will smash the stone apart.”
The World Premiere as part of the Papatango New Writing Festival
29 Nov - 23 Dec 2011
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Foxfinder is a gripping and darkly comic exploration of belief, desire, and responsibility as William Bloor, a Foxfinder, investigates a suspected contamination at a farm, changing the lives of its owners forever.
About The Play
About The Play
THE ENTIRE RUN IS NOW COMPLETELY SOLD OUT including the extra matinee on Thursday 22 December at 2.30pm
Time Out Critics’ Choice
The Guardian Critics’ Choice
★★★★★ Five Stars WhatsOnStage
★★★★ Four Stars The Telegraph
★★★★ Four Stars The Guardian
★★★★ Four Stars The Independent
★★★★ Four Stars Evening Standard
★★★★ Four Stars Exeunt
★★★★ Four Stars Spoonfed
★★★★ Four Stars Time Out
Nominated for the Off West End award for 2011 for Best New Play and Best Male Performance
The Guardian Critics’ Choice
★★★★★ Five Stars WhatsOnStage
★★★★ Four Stars The Telegraph
★★★★ Four Stars The Guardian
★★★★ Four Stars The Independent
★★★★ Four Stars Evening Standard
★★★★ Four Stars Exeunt
★★★★ Four Stars Spoonfed
★★★★ Four Stars Time Out
Nominated for the Off West End award for 2011 for Best New Play and Best Male Performance
William Bloor, a Foxfinder, arrives at Sam and Judith Covey’s farm to investigate a suspected contamination. What follows will change the course of all their lives, forever. Foxfinder is a gripping, unsettling and darkly comic exploration of belief, desire and responsibility.
Foxfinder has just won writer Dawn King a Pearson Award Bursary as Playwright-in-Residence at the Finborough Theatre.
For an overview of the entire festival and for a full production schedule, please click here